Author: staff
Internet action: How different age groups are interacting online [infographic]
Posted by staff / June 29, 2011(Click on the infographic below to learn more.) Via Column Five for Community 102 Like infographics? So do we.
Read MoreLove what you do: A MailChimp coloring book
Posted by staff / June 29, 2011MailChimp wants you to love what you do and now they have a coloring book to hammer than valuable point home. Justin Pervorse illustrated the adorable activities and coloring book that features the adventures of Freddie the chimp. Download and print a copy for your kiddos (or adult friends with a fondness for Crayola) at …
Read MoreThe Jedi trainer’s guide to employee management [infographic]
Posted by staff / June 28, 2011Serious skill is required to navigate the galactic asteroid fields of employee management. Whether you’ve mastered the art of the Jedi Mind Trick—or your employees would sooner follow instructions from a Wookie—here are some specific ways in which your management skills can benefit from the ancient trials of Jedi training. (Click on the infographic below …
Read MoreMillennium Falcon bean bag chair
Posted by staff / June 27, 2011If your decorating sense includes an excessive use of bean bag chairs, futons, and 2-by-4s, you may want to consider a piece of furniture that fits your style but also passes the awesome test. Behold, the Millennium Falcon bean bag chair. *insert epic Star Wars music here* Woouf! created this 8 1/2 feet long bean-stuffed …
Read MoreThe scale of Starbucks [infographic]
Posted by staff / June 26, 2011Via Online MBA. Â Delicious coffee news.
Read More10 fabulous flowcharts
Posted by staff / June 26, 2011Flowcharts: the slightly snarkier, less popular sibling of infographics. Mental Floss combed the old interwebs to track down the funniest, most fabulous flowchart offerings. Check out a sampling: Full collection at Mental Floss. Get your data visualized.
Read MoreWhy the first world gets a bad rap [video]
Posted by staff / June 26, 2011Give this kid an ‘A’ for self-awareness. Full story at YouTube via Pleated Jeans. Tongue in cheek.
Read MoreThe great outdoors to go: Classic campervans
Posted by staff / June 26, 2011If the open road and a few nights in the wild is what it takes to soothe your savage soul but your inner hipster dreads the thought of coyotes sniffing your toes all night, the book My Cool Campervan by Jane Field-Lewis and Chris Haddon is a great way to feed your s’more-eating fantasies. Even …
Read MorePictures from the University of Oregon
Posted by staff / June 25, 2011These are my pictures from an admissions visit to the University of Oregon in Eugene. The university was founded in 1876 and occupies 295 acres. There are 300 academic programs with a student population of approximately 23,000. If you’d like admission information, go here. You can read what students think of it at Unigo. The …
Read MoreA midsummer night’s dream over Poland [video]
Posted by staff / June 25, 2011There was definitely magic in the air on the night of June 21 in Poznan, Poland, where eager crowds released 8,000 paper lanterns into the twilight sky to celebrate the summer solstice. The event was mainly organized through Facebook by Culture Pozanski and broke the Polish record, but organizers are looking to next year to …
Read MoreHow glaciers work
Posted by staff / June 24, 2011Glaciers are the largest moving objects on earth. Their scale is truly gargantuan — the glaciers that form the ice cap covering Greenland hold enough ice to encase the entire Earth to a depth of 17 feet. We’re going to find out how these massive ice slabs form, where you can find them and how …
Read More1970s New York and the birth of hip-hop, punk and disco [videos]
Posted by staff / June 23, 2011Stuck between the music and social revolution of the sixties and the flash and glam of the eighties, the seventies are often overlooked thanks to the glare coming off the disco ball, but it was, in fact, a time of musical beginnings, the influence of which would be felt for generations to come. Not surprisingly, …
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